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Rail Industry Day Rail Industry Day The Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation & Virginia Railway Express February 24, 2021 RAIL INDUSTRY DAY PRESENTED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF RAIL AND PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION & VIRGINIA RAILWAY EXPRESS Housekeeping . All attendees are muted to avoid audio interference . Please log off and try logging back into the meeting if you experience issues . Please contact Tech Support for assistance (804) 592-7985 if problems persist. Type all questions into the attendee Question panel on the right RAIL INDUSTRY DAY PRESENTED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF RAIL AND PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION & VIRGINIA RAILWAY EXPRESS Introduction and Welcome Jennifer Mitchell, Director DRPT Rich Dalton, CEO VRE RAIL INDUSTRY DAY PRESENTED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF RAIL AND PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION & VIRGINIA RAILWAY EXPRESS DRPT/VPRA & VRE Procurement Overview Melissa Myers, Procurement Officer DRPT Kristin Nutter, Manager, Purchasing & Contract Administration VRE Richard Gordon, Transportation Business Development Specialist DSBSD RAIL INDUSTRY DAY PRESENTED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF RAIL AND PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION & VIRGINIA RAILWAY EXPRESS DRPT/VPRA PROCUREMENT OVERVIEW MELISSA MYERS – PROCUREMENT OFFICER ADVERTISING METHODS DRPT and Future VPRA Website (TBD): http://www.drpt.virginia.gov/finance-procurement/overview/ Virginia’s eProcurement Portal: “eVA” https://eva.virginia.gov/ RAIL INDUSTRY DAY PRESENTED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF RAIL AND PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION & VIRGINIA RAILWAY EXPRESS UPCOMING PROCUREMENT OPPORTUNITIES •Franconia-Springfield Bypass – Preliminary Engineering Design •To be advertised for PE design consultant in 2021 •DRPT General Engineering Consultant (GEC) Contract •Request for Proposals (RFP) to be posted late Feb / early March •Assist w/ engineering oversight on capital projects - rail & transit •DRPT to carry up to three qualified firms •One year contract with two one-year renewal options •Term limit of $5M per year •DRPT General Planning Consultant (GPC) Contract •To be advertised in August 2021 and initiated in early 2022 •Assist DRPT w/ rail planning & project feasibility analysis, financial planning & analysis, environmental analysis, public participation, and other rail planning support services •DRPT to carry up to five qualified firms / teams •Three year contract with two one-year renewal options RAIL INDUSTRY DAY PRESENTED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF RAIL AND PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION & VIRGINIA RAILWAY EXPRESS VRE PROCUREMENT OVERVIEW KRISTIN NUTTER – MANAGER, PURCHASING AND CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION ADVERTISING METHODS . VRE Website: WWW.VRE.ORG/ABOUT/PROCUREMENT . VRE Linkedin Site: WWW.LINKEDIN.COM/COMPANY/VIRGINIA-RAILWAY-EXPRESS . Virginia’s eProcurement Portal: “eVA” EVA.VIRGINIA.GOV . Other Print and Electronic Publications: – Mass Transit Magazine – The Washington Post – The Free Lance-Star RAIL INDUSTRY DAY PRESENTED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF RAIL AND PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION & VIRGINIA RAILWAY EXPRESS UPCOMING PROCUREMENT OPPORTUNITIES OPERATIONS/MECHANICAL Delivery of Lubricating Oil Rehabilitation of Wheelsets and Traction Motor Assemblies Repair and Overhaul of Airbrake Equipment Renewal of Locomotive Head End Power Engine Systems FACILITIES MAINTENANCE Canopy Roof Replacement at the Backlick Road Station Franconia-Springfield Station Painting Modernization of VRE Woodbridge Station East Elevator Office Renovations Overhaul of Emergency Generators Pavement Repairs and Striping ACCOUNTING & FINANCE Banking Services for VRE and PRTC INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Website Management Services Variable Messaging System Replacement RAIL INDUSTRY DAY PRESENTED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF RAIL AND PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION & VIRGINIA RAILWAY EXPRESS DBE & SWaM PARTICIPATION ENCOURAGED . Bidders / Offerors required to identify within their Bid/Proposal the DBE/SWaM certified businesses included on their team . Level of DBE / SWaM participation encouraged varies by contract based on the funding source . VRE's DBE Goal for Federal Fiscal Years 2019 - 2021 is 11.3% for federally-assisted contracts . DRPT’s SWaM goal for the Fiscal Year 2021 is 42% and the DBE goal is 4.6% . SWaM is a state program of the Commonwealth of Virginia Virginia Department of Small Business & Supplier Diversity certifies DBE and SWaM and maintains a directory of certified DBE and SWaM businesses RAIL INDUSTRY DAY PRESENTED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF RAIL AND PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION & VIRGINIA RAILWAY EXPRESS DBE / SWaM Certification Questions Contact . Richard Gordon . Transportation Business Development Specialist . Virginia Department of Small Business and Supplier Diversity . Email; [email protected] . Phone: 571-315-5010 RAIL INDUSTRY DAY PRESENTED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF RAIL AND PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION & VIRGINIA RAILWAY EXPRESS Question & Answer Session Procurement Overview (5 minutes) Melissa Myers, Procurement Officer DRPT Kristin Nutter, Manager, Purchasing & Contract Administration VRE Richard Gordon, Transportation Business Development Specialist DSBSD . If you have questions at this time, please type them into the Question panel . We may not have time for all questions, but we will follow up with you after the event RAIL INDUSTRY DAY PRESENTED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF RAIL AND PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION & VIRGINIA RAILWAY EXPRESS DRPT Program Overview Transforming Rail in Virginia Michael McLaughlin, Chief of Rail DRPT RAIL INDUSTRY DAY PRESENTED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF RAIL AND PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION & VIRGINIA RAILWAY EXPRESS Transforming Rail in Virginia Capital Program . Of the $3.7 Billion TRV Program announced in December 2019, $3.2 billion is for capital projects. The $3.2 billion includes all program and project costs, including contingency and escalation to Year of Expenditure. The projects will be constructed in phases: . Phase 1 to be completed ~ 2026 . Phase 2 to be completed ~ 2030 . Virginia is close to finalizing the definitive legal agreements with CSX, Amtrak, and VRE on the $3.7 billion TRV Program. All parties will be close partners with the Commonwealth on service, design, and construction . All contracts have an assignment clause to VPRA RAIL INDUSTRY DAY PRESENTED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF RAIL AND PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION & VIRGINIA RAILWAY EXPRESS Virginia Passenger Rail Authority . Created in 2020 General Assembly Session . Given all powers necessary or convenient for carrying out its statutory purposes, including: . Design, build, finance, operate, and/or maintain rail facilities . Direct recipient of USDOT Grants . Eminent domain powers . Will own all rail assets and right of way . Will partner with others to operate passenger pass & and commuter rail service . Governed by a 15 member Board . Board meetings commenced in October of 2020 1 . General Assembly Summer authorized DRPT Staff to work on behalf of VPRA 4 RAIL INDUSTRY DAY PRESENTED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF RAIL AND PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION & VIRGINIA RAILWAY EXPRESS Completion of Phases Correspond with New Passenger Service . Proposed Future Virginia Railway Express (VRE) Service Plan . Service on the Manassas Line is contingent on agreement with Norfolk Southern RAIL INDUSTRY DAY PRESENTED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF RAIL AND PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION & VIRGINIA RAILWAY EXPRESS . Proposed Future Amtrak Service Plan . Service to Roanoke is contingent on agreement with Norfolk Southern RAIL INDUSTRY DAY PRESENTED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF RAIL AND PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION & VIRGINIA RAILWAY EXPRESS Acquisition • The acquisition map stretches from the nation’s capital to the Allegheny Mountains to North Carolina. • Phases 1 and 2 are concentrated on the RF&P from Washington to Richmond. • Virginia is purchasing half of the RF&P right of way. • Will allow Virginia to construct a dedicated 2-track passenger corridor. • Full acquisition of the Buckingham Branch from Doswell to Clifton Forge • Acquisition of CSX property along the abandoned S-Line from Petersburg to NC RAIL INDUSTRY DAY PRESENTED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF RAIL AND PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION & VIRGINIA RAILWAY EXPRESS Northern Virginia and DC Projects RAIL INDUSTRY DAY PRESENTED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF RAIL AND PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION & VIRGINIA RAILWAY EXPRESS Central RF&P Area Projects RAIL INDUSTRY DAY PRESENTED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF RAIL AND PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION & VIRGINIA RAILWAY EXPRESS Southern RF&P Area Projects RAIL INDUSTRY DAY PRESENTED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF RAIL AND PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION & VIRGINIA RAILWAY EXPRESS Close Coordination with Partners . DRPT is already working with VRE to align projects in the corridor. Example: Stafford County RAIL INDUSTRY DAY PRESENTED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF RAIL AND PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION & VIRGINIA RAILWAY EXPRESS DRPT Procurement Projects Fyiad Constantine, Director of Northern Virginia Rail Projects DRPT RAIL INDUSTRY DAY PRESENTED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF RAIL AND PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION & VIRGINIA RAILWAY EXPRESS DRPT Led Procurement Franconia-Springfield Bypass • $298 million all-in budget (YOE) • Concept Level design completed • Environmental Clearance in-progress: Categorical Exclusion • Procurement for Preliminary Engineering Design in 2021 • Franconia-Springfield Bypass PE Scope: New two-track structure approx. 1700’ long; Approx. 2900’ Earth retaining structures; Earthen embankments; Approx. one mile of track-work coordinated with CSXT designed tie-ins at each end RAIL INDUSTRY DAY PRESENTED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF RAIL AND PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION & VIRGINIA RAILWAY EXPRESS DRPT Project Updates Fyiad Constantine, Director of Northern Virginia Rail Projects DRPT Todd Hopkins, Engineering Manager DRPT Katherine Youngbluth, Manager, Northern
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